Public Order Act |
Public Order (Unrestricted Area) Order 2016 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. This Order is the Public Order (Unrestricted Area) Order 2016 and comes into operation on 8 May 2016. |
Definitions |
1A. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Unrestricted area |
2. The public place known as Speakers’ Corner in Hong Lim Park and described in the Schedule (called in this Order the Speakers’ Corner area) is, under section 14(1) of the Act, designated to be an area where assemblies or processions may be held without a notice being given or a permit being granted under sections 6 and 7 of the Act. |
Conditions for public speaking |
Conditions for organisers of assemblies and processions |
4.—(1) A person who organises an assembly or procession in the Speakers’ Corner area (whether or not in combination with a play reading, recital, performance or an exhibition) must —
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Conditions for participants in assemblies and processions |
5.—(1) An individual who participates in an assembly or procession in the Speakers’ Corner area (whether or not in combination with a play reading, recital, performance or an exhibition) —
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Saving |
6. Nothing in this Order limits or affects the operation of any other written law. |
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore. |
[MHA 112/2/0108; AG/LEGIS/SL/257A/2015/2 Vol. 1] |
(To be presented to Parliament under section 14(4) of the Public Order Act). |